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New OS X Security Update, Java Update available

Waiting for Mac users in Software Update are two updates—one for Java and one …

If you start up your trusty Software Update this afternoon, you will find that Apple has graced you with not one, but two software updates. Now available are the Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 3 and Security Update 2009-001.

The Java update, which weighs in at a rather meager 2.9 MB, improves compatibility and addresses security concerns by updating the Java Web Start and Java Applet portions of the software. The release is for Mac OS X 10.5.6 or later only, though it is available for both PPC and Intel architectures. As of this writing, is no additional information regarding the update.

The second update, Security Update 2009-001, is a bit more substantial at 44.1 MB, but unfortunately the information about what's contained inside is still missing from Apple's security page. The first security update of 2009 is "recommended for all users and improves the security of Mac OS X." We'll update with a link to the nitty gritty if and when it gets posted to Apple's site, but if you're the adventurous type, you can go ahead and update through Software Update. A restart for the security update is, in typical Apple fashion, necessary. Update: The security document is now up; have fun!